Combination hat and bandana assembly

ABSTRACT

A combination hat and bandana assembly for absorbing sweat when a hat is worn includes a hat that is worn on a user&#39;s head. The hat has a rim and an inside surface, and the rim encircles the user&#39;s head when the hat is worn. A bandana is coupled to the hat. The bandana is positionable in a deployed position having the bandana extending downwardly from the rim. Thus, the bandana encircles the user&#39;s head when the hat is worn. The bandana is foldable into a stored position having the bandana being positioned in the hat.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention (2) Descriptionof Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and1.98

The disclosure and prior art relates to bandana devices and moreparticularly pertains to a new bandana device for absorbing sweat when ahat is worn.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a hat that is worn on a user's head. The hat has arim and an inside surface, and the rim encircles the user's head whenthe hat is worn. A bandana is coupled to the hat. The bandana ispositionable in a deployed position having the bandana extendingdownwardly from the rim. Thus, the bandana encircles the user's headwhen the hat is worn. The bandana is foldable into a stored positionhaving the bandana being positioned in the hat.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a phantom in-use view of a combination hat and bandanaassembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 2 of anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of thedisclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through5 thereof, a new bandana device embodying the principles and concepts ofan embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by thereference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the combination hat andbandana assembly 10 generally comprises a hat 12 that is worn on auser's head 14. The hat 12 has a rim 16 and an inside surface 18, andthe rim 16 encircles the user's head 14 when the hat 12 is worn. The hat12 may be a baseball cap that includes a brim or other type of hat 12commonly worn in summer. In an alternative embodiment 20 as shown inFIG. 5, the hat 12 may be a cowboy hat or other hat that includes a brimextending around an entire perimeter of the hat 12.

A bandana 22 is provided and the bandana 22 is coupled to the hat 12.The bandana 22 is positionable in a deployed position having the bandana22 extending downwardly from the rim 16 thereby encircling the user'shead 14. Moreover, the bandana 22 is comprised of a fluid absorbentmaterial thereby facilitating the bandana 22 to absorb perspiration whenthe hat 12 is worn. In this way the bandana 22 inhibits sweat fromentering the user's eyes and from running down the user's face and theback of the user's neck. The bandana 22 is foldable into a storedposition having the bandana 22 being positioned in the hat 12.

The bandana 22 has a top edge 24, a bottom edge 26, a front surface 28and a back surface 30. The front surface 28 is coupled to the insidesurface 18 of the hat 12 having the top edge 24 being aligned with therim 16 of the hat 12. The bandana 22 may be sewn to the hat 12, adheredto the hat 12 or bonded to the hat 12 through any permanent means. Theback surface 30 of the bandana 22 abuts the user's head 14 when thebandana 22 is positioned in the deployed position and the hat 12 isworn. Additionally, the back surface 30 is folded onto itself when thebandana 22 is folded into the stored position such that 12 the bandana22 does not extend below the rim 16 of the hat 12.

In use, the hat 12 is worn in the conventional means that the hat 12would typically be worn. The bandana 22 is positioned in the deployedposition when the user is sweating. In this way the bandana 22 absorbsthe sweat thereby inhibiting the sweat from running in to the user'seyes. The bandana 22 is folded into the stored position when the userdoes not wish the bandana 22 to extend below the rim 16 of the hat 12.The bandana 22 is still capable of absorbing sweat when the bandana 22is positioned in the folded position. In this way the bandana 22enhances comfort for the user regardless of whether the bandana 22 is inthe deployed position or the folded position.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless thecontext clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

I claim:
 1. A combination hat and bandana assembly being configured toabsorb sweat while being worn, said assembly comprising: a hat beingworn on a user's head, said hat having a rim and an inside surface, saidrim encircling the user's head when said hat is worn; and a bandanabeing coupled to said hat, said bandana being positionable in a deployedposition having said bandana extending downwardly from said rim whereinsaid bandana is configured to encircle the user's head, said bandanabeing foldable into a stored position having said bandana beingpositioned in said hat.
 2. The assembly according to claim 1, whereinsaid bandana has a top edge, a bottom edge, a front surface and a backsurface, said front surface being coupled to said inside surface of saidhat having said top edge being aligned with said rim of said hat.
 3. Theassembly according to claim 2, wherein said back surface of said bandanaabuts the user's head when said bandana is positioned in said deployedposition and said hat is worn.
 4. The assembly according to claim 3,wherein said back surface is folded onto itself when said bandana isfolded into said stored position such that said bandana does not extendbelow said rim of said hat.
 5. The assembly according to claim 1,wherein said bandana is comprised of a fluid absorbent material therebyfacilitating said bandana to absorb perspiration when said hat is worn.6. A combination hat and bandana assembly being configured to absorbsweat while being worn, said assembly comprising: a hat being worn on auser's head, said hat having a rim and an inside surface, said rimencircling the user's head when said hat is worn; and a bandana beingcoupled to said hat, said bandana being positionable in a deployedposition having said bandana extending downwardly from said rim whereinsaid bandana is configured to encircle the user's head, said bandanabeing comprised of a fluid absorbent material thereby facilitating saidbandana to absorb perspiration when said hat is worn, said bandana beingfoldable into a stored position having said bandana being positioned insaid hat, said bandana having a top edge, a bottom edge, a front surfaceand a back surface, said front surface being coupled to said insidesurface of said hat having said top edge being aligned with said rim ofsaid hat, said back surface of said bandana abutting the user's headwhen said bandana is positioned in said deployed position and said hatis worn, said back surface being folded onto itself when said bandana isfolded into said stored position such that said bandana does not extendbelow said rim of said hat.